Textiles 1: A Creative Approach

Preparation

• Reasons and hopes for this course: 25-Aug-2011 Click to view
• First work in sketchbook: 26-Aug-2011 Click to view

Part one: Building a visual vocabulary – Drawing, markmaking and stitches

Project 1: Making marks

• Page with stages 2, 3 and 4: Click to view
• Review, end stage 2: 4-Sept-2011 Click to view
• Project review: 11-Sept-2011 Click to view

Project 2: Developing your marks

• Stage 1: 17-Sept-2011 Click to view
• Stage 2: 23-Sept-2011 Click to view
• Stage 3: 30-Sept-2011 Click to view
• Stage 4: 1-Oct-2011 Click to view
• Stage 5: Various. Click to view
• Stage 6: Various. Click to view
• Machine stitching (combines Stages): 23-Oct-2011 Click to view
• Project review: Click to view

Part one Reflective Commentary: 6-Nov-2011 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbooks during time period of Part One: Sketchbook 1; Botanical texture photos; Rust texture photo.
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part One: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view

Part two: Building a visual vocabulary – colour, design, printing and painting

Project 3: Colour

• Stages 1 and 2: Click to view
• Stage 3: Click to view
• Stage 4: 3-Dec-2011 Click to view
• Stage 5: 11-Dec-2011 Click to view
• Stage 6: 13-Dec-2011 Click to view
• Project review: 16-Dec-2011 Click to view

Project 4: Developing design ideas

• Stage 1: 24-Dec-2011 Click to view
• Stage 2: Click to view
• Stages 3, 4: Click to view
• Project review: 23-Feb-2012 Click to view

Experiments with printing and painting

• 6-Mar-2012 Click to view

Project 5: Painting and printing

• Stage 1: 9-Mar-2012 Click to view
• Stage 2: 10-Mar-2012 Click to view
• Stage 3: Click to view
• Stage 4: 26-Apr-2012 Click to view
• Project review: 5-May-2012 Click to view

Part two Reflective Commentary: 6-May-2012 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbooks during time period of Part Two: Sketchbook 2, Sketchbook 3
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Two: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view

Part three: Creating shapes and three-dimensional forms

Project 6: Manipulating fabric

• Stage 1: 13-May-2012 Click to view
• Stage 2: 15-May-2012 Click to view
• Stage 3: Click to view
• Stage 4: Click to view
• Project reflective commentary: 21-Aug-2012 Click to view

Project 7: Your theme book

• Potential theme: 4-June-2012 Click to view
• Other posts: Click to view
• Theme page: Click to view

Part three Reflective Commentary: 21-Aug-2012 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbook during time period of Part Three: Sketchbook 4
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Three: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view

Part four: Textile structures

Analysing colour, texture and proportion: 7-Sept-2012 Click to view

Project 8: Yarns

• Stage 1: 7-Sept-2012 Click to view
• Stage 2: Click to view
• Project reflective commentary: 12-Oct-2012 Click to view

Project 9: Woven structures

• About weaving: 13-Oct-2012 Click to view
• Stages 1 and 2: 14-Oct-2012 Click to view
• Stage 3: Click to view
• Stage 4, reflection: Click to view

Part four Reflective Commentary: 30-Nov-2012 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbook during time period of Part Four: Sketchbook 5
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Four: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view

Part five: A piece of your own

Quick links to theme work prior to Part five:

• Potential theme: 4-June-2012 Click to view
• Other Project 7 posts: Click to view
• Theme page begun in Project 7: Click to view
• A critical insight during Part 3 – Sketchbook, theme book and Francis Bacon exhibition 25-Nov-2012 Click to view

Project 10: A design project

• Stage 1: 22-Dec-2012 Click to view
• Stage 2: 28-Dec-2012 Click to view
• Stage 3: Click to view
• Stage 4: Click to view
• Final piece: Click to view
• Reflection: 21-Feb-2013 Click to view
• Rework following tutor report: 20-May-2013 Click to view

Sketchbook during time period of Part Five: Sketchbook 6
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Five: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view

Wrapup

Reflective Commentary on Textiles 1: A Creative Approach: 22-Feb-2013 Click to view